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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18
THE yIrsIoL ATROCIrY.

The San Francisco Post says a singu-
lar state of affairs appears to exist with
reference to the horrible case of vitriol
throwing at Los Angeles. The matter
is treated as if it concerned nobody but
the persons involved. If the victim is
found to have been guilty OF insulting
his assailant, it is asserted that the case
will not be taken into the courts at all.
Even now, with no information except
from the woman's unsatisfactory state
ment, the authorities are in effect apol'
ogizing for the painful duty OF annoying
her, and instead of keeping her in jail
like an ordinary prisoner, they allow her,
in default of bail, to remain at home in
charge of a Constable.
Los Angeles must be reminded that
Petrie, hideous as his sufferings are, is
not the only injured party in this affair.
The community has something to say be.
fore torture and mutilation become
recognized features of our social code.
We had a similar ease in San Francisco,
not long ago, and before it was disposed
of it had come to be generally considered
as the private business Of the man and
woman involved. 1t is time that public
policy should receive some consideration.
Judged by her own statement the Los
Angeles vitriol thrower deserves no
sympathy. Her deed was mt the sud-
den act of a desperate defense, seizing
the first weapon within reach, but was
carefully and cody p-eHeditated. Two
months before, Petrie, when recovering
from an illness, had been guilty Of COM
planning to Mrs. Roselle that she and the
other dodgers neglected him. To avenge
this insult Mrs. Roselle and her chival-
rous husband prepared the vitriol for
convenient use and kept it in readiness
for a new p~rovocation. After the crime
was committed the woman showed a
thoroughly bad and unfeeling heart. She
PLAYED cards with calm unconcern, and
expressed the hope that her victim
would be blinded for life.
Dilatory courts may add this iendish
affair to the long list of crimes for which
they are largely responsible. They have
succeeded, by delays and bubbles, in
dissociating the ideas of transgression
and punishment, SO that, instead of an
otfense bringing It's retribution as a match
brings FIRE, such penalties as are occa.
sionally inflicted have the appearance Of
spasmodic outbreaks OF vindictiveness.
The ~"hounding vi the press has begun
a reform, but there is still much to be
done. Unless some new justification is
developed this Los Angeles atrocity viii
be an excellent place to mend the record.
If the woman cannot improve her story,
the public will waste no sympathy Oh
her fate, and above all it will approve
any punishment that can befall hel
cowardly husband. The who
can think of no better way to protect
her honor than to entrap her assailant
into a premeditated mutilation shines by
comparison with the husband who could
devise no better method of fulfilling his
own duties than to incite her to do it.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18
Of ~ Pieces
Old Jake Cohen
TN THE FIELD AGAIN!

TIE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AGENT IN
Eureka for the firm of John Wanamsker,
John wsnamsEer s. Co. and WanamaRer q
Brown, of Philadelphia, and is prepared
to take orders for any article that IS for sale IN
the market. Ladies' garments a specially. Call
and see the old pioneer. and he will furnish you
with anything from a spool of thread to a bale Of
cotton.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18

The Original Abietine Ointment is only
put up in large two-ounce tin boxes, end
is an absolute cure for old sores, burns,
WOUNDS, chspped hands, and all skin e-up-
tions. Will positively cure ell kinds OF
piles. Ask for the Original Abietine Oiut.
ment. Sold by John s. Cspron. druggist,
Main street. Eureka, Nevada, at Is cents
per box; by mail, so cents.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18

The White House Clothing Emporium
is in daily receipt of their new stock Of
Spring and Summer clothing, gents fur
nishing goods, hats, etc. Also, q full line
Of the gold end silver shirts, which we
guarantee to be the best white shirts in
the market. At the lowest price.
M K.1su,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18
RaidMin.s Horse wins.

LOUISVILLE, May II. Baldwin's
Los Angeles won the Runnimede
stakes. q of a mile. Winona, from
the same stable, second, and Casteel
third. Time l :17R.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18
MEMS CLOTHING A SPECIALITY.

Samples can be seen at Knight Bros. AL
kinds of underwear, etc, Call and see. Perfect
fits guaranteed.
Eureka, Nevada, March 16, 1887. mhl7-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18

TOB PRINrING-NEw STYLES 1s
81 type at the SENTINEL office. Letter hast
Bill Heads, Oerds. etc., printed IN u
style kns va to the tart presexvatVe'
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-18

HAvERvnLE, Mass, May Pow
ing to a disagreement between the
Knights of Labor and the Manufac-
turers Association, forty shoe manu-
featuring establishments closed their
doors this morning, throwing 5000
men out of employment.
Quarantine Commissioners.
ALBANY, May 17.-Governor Hill
to-day sent the name of Col. Fred
Grant to the Senate for Quarantine
Commissioner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
upon n log wrapped in his blanket till o'clock

upon log wrapped in his blanket till 3 o'clock
in the morning.
SO the Federal soldiers stood the night
through. At dawn the light began to shine
upon n bitterly cold day. Fires were built
toward the rear then, and companies, in turn
relieving one another, went back and thawed
their frozen garments and made coffee.
But they had no food, not bite. Their
only breakfast was coffee, and thus they made
ready to face the day
For the Confcdcratcs in the fort it was not
whit moro comfortable. They lay upon
their arms all night IN the trenches. And
yet nobody on either side was dshcartencd
The Confederate soldiers were full of fight
and enthusiasm. At noon the Federal Gen
Low Wallace and his Third division of min
gled veteran, and raw recruits arrived into
camp in the center with cheers and songs
and huglcs sounding Gen Wallace rode
Immediately to CRAFTS headquarters and
dincd with him on crackers and coffee. The
general was nearly as badly Off as his men.
1t was this day that the interchange Of
courtcsics between the fleet and the fort took
place.
Meantime there was not much fighting on
land. Recnforcemcnts were arriving for
Grant, and were being posted.
Grants troops were distributed over line
nearly four miles long. His own head
quarters were ut the log house of Mrs. Crisp,
two miles from Dover, ut the head of IIick-
man creek. 1t was little to the left of the
center of his army, and hetwcen the divisions
OF Lew Wallace and Gen. G.. f. Smith.
SO having arranged matters To suit him,
Grant sat down III the midst of his blue crcs-
cent of soldiers to starve ont Fort Donclson
On their part the Confederate generals in
side the fort were quite aware Of their peril
The night of the 18th Gems Floyd, Pillow
and Buchncr held council and resolved to
cut their way out of the fort through the
Federal lines next morning. Ten thousand
troops were set apart for this grand sortie.
The Coufcdcratcs too had been rc-cnforced
Brig. Gen. Floyd was the last to arrive, on
the morning Of the 18th with 1000 men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25

The mortar boat got its name from the gun
it carried First heavy wooden float was
built Upon it were erected very thick
wooden walls These sloped inward and were
about eight feet high. They We're plated with
heavy iron. Inside was single heavy NOR
tar, with ammunition below the water line.
There was also tent for the gunners within
the walls.
These mortar boats were considered for
midable twenty-five years ago. But such is
tho improvement made since then in destruc-
tive warfare that one shot from even a mod
crate sized gun of the kind now made would
knock an old fashioned mortar boat into
flinders
One youthful Confederate gunner dis
tinguiahod himself gallantly at the lower
water battery at Fort Donelson While
Foote'S gunhoat' were peppering the batter
les TO the right and left tins youth, John q.
Frcqua, stood perfectly straight at his gun,
taking aim and firing rs coolly as if lie had
been squirrel hunting
Snow, boys, said he, "see me take chin
ney."
lie aimed at the smokestack Of an adyanc-
ing gunboat 1t fell, carrying with it the
flag. Frequa threw his cap in the air, yelling
defiantly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
THE GRAND SORTlE.

In the Confederate council the night of the
nth it was determined that the force in the
fort should attempt 10 cut its way out on the
Federal right, through Netherlands division.
Driving this division back, it was to be made
TO roll over upon Wallacc's division in the
center, thus leaving IT," NNih'- Ferry road
clear. BY that road III" Con'"iorute5 We're
to escape Ia Charlotte. Tom. p,Nou. sri j.
infantry and cavalry was 10 make tao atia.t
ON the f'd.r"' 'Ntr'lu' ri. hi. near th" river.
Buckncr wa to- iciuA .u"."d.'tly a.tc",
and do for j.'v N"ia'.'s o.,t-.pn ia the
center.
That wa, IN" l'.'
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WAERE WAS GRANTl

1t may have occurred to the reader that the
name of the general commanding the boss
SO to speak, of them all, has not been
mentioned. In the naval fight on the 18th,
Commander Foote had been severely
wounded. He sent u message to Cen Grant
lint he, Foote, was severely wounded. the
general might perhaps come and see him. and
hold "A council on board the flag ship St Louis
Grant did so, starting early on Saturday
morning. After this consultation Foote started
back to Cairo for mortar boats
The fleet lay several miles down the river
and Grant did not get back till about
o'clock The sound of cannonadng that
pierced through the woods gave no idea Of
tn" seriousness of the situation
The commander Immediately rode from one
point to another inspecting matters. His
first thought, wien he saw his battered bat
taions was to fall back on the defensive and
wait till Foote came back with fleet and re
endorsements. At 3 o'clock in the after
noon he called MClernand and Wallace to-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25

forced their way farther up tho abatls, then
wavered and fell back once more.
A curious fact added to the complications
of the fight at Donclson. The Confederate
forces were largely uniformed i'll brown jeans.
The dead leaves Of the scrub oak were almost
the exact color of this cloth. The Federal
forces, therefore, in climbing the abatis, could
not tell what was leaves and what was Con
federate soldiers till line Of fire in their faces
told them the difference
The third time Morrson's brigade stormed
the heights This time they climbed quite to
the rifle pits The line in front of them was
one sheet Of fire. awful and deadly. Just
then a musbet ball struck Col Morrison in the
hip. The future Illinois political leader reeled
in his saddle and then fell to the ground. That
ended the desperate assault, and Maneys bat
terry remained untaken.
Another Of the curious incidents of war
and a sad one happened here The flashes
from the guns set lire to the thiCkly cluster
ing dead leaves. They famed up like dry
straw, consuming the dead, dying and
wounded soldiers who lay about in some spots
as thickly as the leaves themselves. A con
siderable number of the helpless ones were
burned TO death. Col. Holman, who had dis
tinguished himself at Fort Henry, was in
command of the Confederates at Maney's bat
terry His men leaped over in front Of their
works, after the assault, and saved such rs
they could.
So the night of Thursday, the 18th, came
and wore away Up to the arrival Of Lew
Wallace, on Friday, the Federal forces en-
gagged numbered only 1900 men The enemy
did not know it, but they We're without sup
plies. The roads We're too heavy to transport
food and munitions and these had been sent
around by water, The morning Of the 18th
the Union soldiers We're absolutely without
| food.
During the night a Storm Of snow and sleet
came ON. 1t was terrible. The men had not
dared to sleep during the night They could
not build fires for these would have been
merely so many targets for musketry and ar
tillery from the fort. There We're no shelter
tents for them. Dawn found them numb and
stiff with the cold, their clothing wet through
to the skin and frozen on their backs Col
Crafts j. Wright Thirteenth Missouri, sat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
The DEFENsEs OF FORT DoNeLsoN.

The bluff upon which Donclson stood was
100 feet high The fort itself was what was
called in military language a Fashioned earth
work, with angles like star points projecting
from the main inclosure outward and pro-
tected by walls Of heavy carthworEs. 1t was
so situated that its guns commanded the river
as far as they could carry. Two water bat
teiies were erected on the slope of the blur
toward the river. The larger battery was
the one nearest the shore. 1t had for arma-
mcnt lO-inch Cohmbiad and nine 33-pound
guns The upper battery was supplied with
two 32.pOunders and one rilcd cannon which
carried conical ball IF IFS pounds. The
water batteries were built by Lieut.. Col j.
f. Gilmor chief engineer of the western de-
partmcnt Of the Confederate army. They
were constructed after the fall of Fort Henry.
AS soon rs that point was captured the whole
available Confederate force in that region
was concentrated at Donelson.
The line of batteries was extended SO as TO
take in Dover, where stores of food and am
munition were. In and out, through salient
and re-entrant angle, for two miles and u
half the tracery of carthworkS and guns
went.
Besides that, the Notifications were pro
tected with bristlng abatis. twas wooded
region full of "blach jack oak and other
woods. The scrub oaks were felled, their
branches sharpencd at the point and these
and the trees were fastened upon the ground,
sharpened points outward, in what seemed
an uncomfortable abatis To get at Fort Don
elson the Union troops were obliged to so up
hill over these sharpened points in the face OF
marksmen whose aim was yet sharper.
On the cast, the river protected the works.
A.. 4. 3, e hon Nil
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ing for bis artillery and reserves to follow him
out of the intrcnchments Pillow had tele-
kraphcd A. s. Johnston; "On tho honor of a
soldier, tho day is ours
All mt once Gen. Pillow sent Buckncr word
to come back and take up his position within
the WORKS. lie could only obey As he fen
back with his men he met Con. Floyd Floyd
was surprised, and asked what he was about
He ordered Buckncr to stay where no was tiy
he, Floyd, could SEQ Pillow. Thus there wa,
more waiting Finally Buckncr the fghting
general, was ordered to cross 10 the OK trelns
Confederate right and stop Gen Smith. who
was stormiur the works
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
THE PREPARATION.

Turn to your map. You will see that tho
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers run through
1he state Of Kentucky side and side, like twin
sisters They empty into tho Ohio not far
apart They come near together first inside
the Tennessee line, and flow through that
Gtate close beside each other The Tcnnes-
sec forms part Of the boundary between the
two states for some distance. On the Ten
nessec side, just opposite whore tho corner of
Kentucky begins, was Fort tImry. Twelve
miles across from it, slightly north of cast
was Fort Donelson, on tho Cumberland
Henr'y was on the right bank of the Tennes-
sec, while Donelson was on the left bank Of
he Cumberland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
EOuR DAYS, ElGhrlNG-

To tell the truth, army officers do not
always write the clcarest English, not even,
alasl regular army officers
1t is difficult. thcrcforc, for the historian to
gather from the colonies and brigadicr gcnci-
ais reports, just how IA battle was fought and
how and whore the troops stood. Grants TO-
ports and orders what there are of them, are
models of clcarncss, brcyity and simplicity.
From them we gain more clear healed knowl-
edge than from most of the rest.
Immediately ON the fall of Fort Henry,
Gen. lallcck began forwarding fresh troops
and supplies rs fast as possible for tho rcduc-
ton of Doneson. Boys, ON whose cheeks the
rose had mot yet given place TO tan, regiments,
as Judge Force says. $50 freshly formed that
they had hardly changed their civil garb for
soldiers uniform were hurried to the front
to help out Grant AFT Donelson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
FORT DONELS0M.
Twenty-ffth Anniversary Of the
Great Siege.
THE STORY TOLD ONCE lIORE
when, Where and How dic Famous
Battle Was Fought.

Hlon WHO AftCrwurd Became pistin-
Euishcd That Took TART Ia It--PoIiti-
ral Leaders, senators. Governors and
Presidents That Were TO Ec.--"Either
side Ready to Give Up"--I'rom Henry
10 Donclson--The Sortio That Failed.
Blue and Gray.
Once again the young people gather around
and listen while veteran lips tell the story of
Fort DoneeOn. That story was made twenty
Eve years ago this February
The writers and raconteurs havo preserved
enc history more faithfully than the map
makers have. Neither Fort Henry nor Fort
Donelson is marked upon tho newest aliases.
Nature herself has not obliterated their traces
60 speedily The trecs yet stand as Scared
veterans of the mighty fight Bullet mark,
stump and broken limb arc yet TO bo seen
when in winter they are unclad Of kindly
loaf and vine
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"Let not your hearts I've troubled. We believe
in God, believe also in me-
Then he came down from the pulpit and
made ready his boats for the expedition
against Donelson, which surrendered Feb. I6,
just one wecl, from That Sunday morning.
Engineers of the Confederate service agree
that the site OF Fort Douolson was badly
chosen 1t stood upon river blur. The
situation was elevated, to he sure, but there
was a ring of hills around il, At from one to
five miles distance These hills were higher
than tho blutf upon which the fort was, and
convenient for the enemy to plant guns
upon.
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fedcrrte Kentucky. led the advance. But
when they reached the right it was too late
The Federal forces wcr' are aiy m posse sion-
Hanson wa. brave and accomplished Con
fedrrate o'litcr 1t j, Interesting TO know
that hc and Huohuor. both fighting men,
deemed the surrender Of Fort Donclson a
necessity after that. Hanson say, in his re-
port:
81 will t4t" tine liberty to add that up to the
time when we were ordered back to the
trenches our success WAS complete and our
escape secure
ut is also my opinion that the exhaustion
Of Tia" M. u from labor and los, Of sleep, to
gcthcr with III" decentralization caused by the
loss of our trenches ON the right rendered
the surrender mayoidabc."
When night closed in Wallace too had done
his work -rr2aned the lost ground and
cleared tlr ill., just when that was done
and he was Within few hundred feet of the
Confederate Entertainments be received an
order from Grant to bait and fall back. Wal
lace di,obeyeI the order He felt sure the
general did not know his movement had been
successful. So he took his own head for it,
and biyouackcd on the field, just where be
was close to the Conlelerates. ready in the
morning to be up and at them But when
morning came the suns first rays shone upon
a buslcr, carrying a white flag from BuckIfer
10 Grant Buckner's message proposed the
appointment of commissioners to agree upon
terms of capitulation. Grants reply has be
come historic:
No terms will be granted except an uncon-
ditlonal and immediate surrender ] propose
to move Immediately upon your works"
Buckner wrote back: The distribution Of
the forces under my command, incident to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
FOOTE'S FLOTlLLA.

The Union gunboats had done great service
at Henry At Doneison the fleet did not dis
tinguish itself greatly, except by conveying
transports containing troops.
While Grant, with 1900 men, plowed
across the mud sea between Henry and Donel-
son by land. he sent Foote with six gunboats
around by water They were obliged to 90
down tho Tennessee and up the Ohio short
distance to the mouth of the Cumberland to
Fort Donelson. Foots had to make circuit
of $50 miles to go twelve.
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Again the nervy boy took aim, clear and
straight Shortly he sent "A ball directly
through portfolio. and then tho gunboat fell
back disabled. The portfolios of the boats
were uuitn large
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25

The Carordelet is q good illustration OF the
old Fashioned Cunboat. 1t was tho first to
arrive on tho morning of Thursday, Feb. -.
1t opened fire. 1t may be mentioned that the
old Caroudrlet, with tho same commander,
Capt. Wallye was also the first 70 GfterWard
pass down the river under the batteries at
ViCksburg.
The rest of Foote'S feet with the trans
ports, containing six regiments OF soldiers,
arrived Thursday evening. Friday morning
The Presbyterian flag officer opened fire from
his feet OF six Gunboats, four ironclads and
two wooden ones. There was a severe fight
of an hour and a half, which did not result in
q brilliant success for the fleet The boats
engaged were the ironclads st. Louis, Caron-
delet. Louisville and Pirtsburg, and the
wooden boats Tyler and Conrstoga, -Four OF
the boats were disabled The first fire from
the Carondelet had disabled one of the
:&3-rounders in the water batteries The
same shot instantly killed Lieut.. Joseph
Dixon, a brave Confederate officer and the
accomplished local engineer who had assisted
in preparing the defenses Of DonelSon. That
was about the only damage apparently done
by the fleet Then Commander Foote drew
off the remains of it and dropped down out
of range.